When you see a chair on the side of the road such as this – how can you leave it to get rained on? Quite simply you can’t! This is not the first rescued piece of furniture that has made its way into my car boot! It is one of my favourites.

It was a very simple process to re-webb this chair.

I ripped out what was left of the old webbing and bought some jute ribbon from the garden store for less than $10. It is not stretchy as professional upholstery webbing is, but it does the job. I staples the top end first and stretched it down, pulling it firmly into the floor with my foot as I stapled the bottom end. I then cut the jute and folded it under, stapling a second row for re-enforcement. I then repeated this horizontally, webbing under and over as I went. The result was an extremely comfortable seat – no fuss and a cheap restoration.

For an excellent referent on how to upholster in more than 15 minutes please get your hands on a copy of “The Essential Guide to Upholstery” by Dorothy Gates. The photos alone are enough ton inspire you to rescue the next piece of furniture that calls out to you from the footpath!